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Historical Event on 1/20/1999

Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/12/194614 killed in Calcutta riots; Muslim leader Jinnah threatens civil war.
11/18/1898Prabodhchandra Bagchi, researcher of ""Ancient History of India"", was born.
10/1/1949'Marathi Rangbhumi' , a drama company, established.
7/18/1996Union Finance Ministry gives final clearance to the Enron power project in terms of issuance of counter-guarantee.
4/2/1954Nehru calls for a halt to the build up of nuclear weapons.
11/28/1997Seven-month-old United Front government, headed by Prime Minister I.K Gujral, bows out of office.
6/15/1993PM Narasimha Rao visits Oman; India and Oman decide to give each other MFN status.
10/29/1997P. Chidambaram, Finance Minister, says Indian rupee will be made fully and freely convertible by year 2000.
10/21/1997Himachal Pradesh Assembly goes global with inauguration of its website on the Internet.
1/29/1999Alok Kumar of Punjab defeated Devendra Joshi of Maharashtra at the IIT complex at New Delhi.